On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:32:48 -0700
"Al -> Phoobar" <0@106.4.21> wrote:

BTW...got any other software which is usable with JAM message bases
where we
don't need to deal with the author not wanting you to register their
software?

I'm using Crashmail II, but I haven't seen an OS/2 binary. There is a Makefile for OS/2 in the sources though.

FMail is another good choice for Jam bases although FMail doesn't
support Jam netmail bases, only *.MSG.

AFAIK there is also no OS/2 version

If Squish is an option for you the original squish from Lanius should
work for you also on DOS/Win/OS2. I did build squish from source 15
years ago. I don't know if it will still build today.

Not out of the box on Linux, it needs some minor fixes, but I was able to build
it on a Raspberry.

The OS/2 version should work great.

The husky software is also an option. It support Squish, Jam and
*.MSG also for echomail, netmail or local bases. Husky is a job to
get setup but it's military grade software.

Source code looks ugly, no 5D support, some omissions in the Squish and JAM implementation (I haven't checked if they have been recently fixed). It wouldn't be my first choice. How well is the OS/2 version supported?

Squish is also good
quality software, it just does echomail, netmail or local message
bases but does it well.

If someone could port it to SMAPI with JAM support it would be much more popular ;).

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:42:29 +0100
"Oli -> Al" <0@151.1.21> wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:32:48 -0700
"Al -> Phoobar" <0@106.4.21> wrote:

BTW...got any other software which is usable with JAM message
bases where we
don't need to deal with the author not wanting you to register
their software?

I'm using Crashmail II, but I haven't seen an OS/2 binary. There is a Makefile for OS/2 in the sources though.

.... Oh wait, I found an older binary (from 2001 or earlier):

http://www.dreamlandbbs.com/gfd/ftntoss/cm062os2.zip

Maybe it's possible to compile a recent version of Crashmail on OS/2.

There is also an older Windows version:

http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/mailer/

FMail is another good choice for Jam bases although FMail doesn't
support Jam netmail bases, only *.MSG.

AFAIK there is also no OS/2 version

I also found an older FMail version for OS/2. 1.60 was the last shareware / first GPL version. I don't know if this download needs a key or if it's already a recompiled GPL edition (I guess the later):

https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/files/FMail/1.60-OS2/


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I'm using Crashmail II, but I haven't seen an OS/2 binary. There is a Makefile
for OS/2 in the sources though.

I only ever used crashmail in a small way in the late 90's. There was some kind
of problem that I don't remember now that I couldn't use it.

I did have a go with Magicka's magimail and was quite impressed with it's configuration and how it worked. It is based on crashmail I think.

FMail is another good choice for Jam bases although FMail doesn't
support Jam netmail bases, only *.MSG.

AFAIK there is also no OS/2 version

There is the 1.60 version that Folkert J. Wijnstra released for DOS, Windows and OS/2. I used version 1.4something up to 1.60. It was the first tosser I ever used when I first setup fidonet with the help of a local sysop who actually came over to the house and helped me setup fido with FD and FMail.

My version was never registered and registration was not a requirement as far as I remember. I don't remember there being any missing features but that was a
long time ago.

The husky software is also an option. It support Squish, Jam and
*.MSG also for echomail, netmail or local bases. Husky is a job to
get setup but it's military grade software.

Source code looks ugly, no 5D support, some omissions in the Squish and JAM implementation (I haven't checked if they have been recently fixed). It wouldn't be my first choice. How well is the OS/2 version supported?

I'm not a programmer so I have no idea what the source code looks like to someone who could read and understand it. My only view of husky is the configuration and how it works.

It works well though not a simple thing to get started with.

Squish is also good quality software, it just does echomail, netmail or
local message bases but does it well.

If someone could port it to SMAPI with JAM support it would be much more popular ;).

Lanius's SquishMail was a solution for their Maximus BBS package. It includes everything needed for tossing/scanning echo and netmail in either Squish or *.MSG format. It predates Jam by a short period of time and is a complete solution for that use case and any job simply needing Squish or *.MSG support.

Scott Dudley wrote all that on his own and at the time never released the source although he has since. I think folks leave the Lanius stuff alone out of
respect for Scott and what he did.

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.... Oh wait, I found an older binary (from 2001 or earlier): http://www.dreamlandbbs.com/gfd/ftntoss/cm062os2.zip
I also found an older FMail version for OS/2. 1.60 was the last
shareware / first GPL version. I don't know if this download needs a key or if it's already a recompiled GPL edition (I guess the later): https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/files/FMail/1.60-OS2/

Thank you for the links!

ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

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Hello Phoobar!

** 29.03.20 - 00:48, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed:

Have bought a couple of cheap 32 GB Sandisk USB drives to keep backups of
all the software in one place. Compared with many games/programs...it's
amazing how much space you have.

Be careful with "cheap".

I purchased what I thought was a fine Philips brand 64GB, USB 3.0 stick.
It has trouble cooperating with my Mini 1080 HD Media Player. I am
guessing that the player is only USB 2.0 But most of the time when I
plug it in to access a video file, the media player doesn't succeed to
list the contents. :( But, after a few retries, it eventually works.

The device also has some difficulty being recognized in my computer's USB
2.0 slots.

The Philips was on sale for about $10 at the time.

BUT.. a Cruzer Glide 64GB for about the same price on sale works
flawlessly.



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Have bought a couple of cheap 32 GB Sandisk USB drives to keep backups
all the software in one place. Compared with many games/programs...it's BUT.. a Cruzer Glide 64GB for about the same price on sale works flawlessly.

That's what I bought & have several of them as well. By cheap...mean the cost...not the brand like SanDisk.

ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

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